(03-24-2014 09:25 AM)esayem Wrote: Not saying it would have made a difference because Baylor was far superior, but how in the hell does a 6 seed get to play in their own backyard?
It shouldn't happen. The higher seeds should always be protected, especially in the first round. To an extent, that usually benefits the really high seeds, like UF, Wisconsin, Duke, 'Cuse, UCLA, getting games in their home state, but it should dissipate across the field as it goes on.
But, you get games where it's truly neutral or favors the lower seed...that's not how it's supposed to happen. Like, why is UConn playing in the east as a 7 seed in a location that's almost neutral for them and whoever they would have played in the first weekend? I mean, my hat's off to them cutting through the Big 5 teams, but I don't think they should have been there to begin with, same as SJU. And for their troubles...now they spend next weekend in MSG? A 7 seed? ISU has their work cut out for them, and if UConn gets by them, so will the winner of MSU-UVA. And if it had worked to the ideal 1-2, Villanova was more the home team than UVA. Uhhh?
Obviously, after last season and all of those upsets, some evaluations needed to be made, but this year is really bad for seeding and venue selection. But, it's not loaded with big upsets, so it's getting it mostly right.